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On the morning of December 19, Hospital Militar 175 officially opened the emergency helicopter airport on the roof of the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics.
This is the first and only military medical helicopter licensed so far.
Previously, complicated emergency cases by air were brought to Tan Son Nhat airport and then collected in a vehicle from Military Hospital 175 for care and treatment.
The new shape helps reduce travel time and heal patients quickly.
175 Military Hospital shortens emergency time for patients thanks to the airport’s emergency helicopter. Photo: Lien Anh
At the end of 2019, the heliport is accepted, tested and qualified for its operation and use with the project of the Institute of Trauma and Orthopedics.
Emergency helicopters went into operation to transport soldiers and people who had an accident in Truong Sa. This is also a rapid emergency development point, with the aim of being a multi-use road – waterway – air emergency center, solving all situations, catastrophic incidents, natural disasters … in Ho Chi Minh City, provinces . neighborhood.
According to Major General Nguyen Hong Son, Director of the 175 Military Hospital, after more than a year since the first test flight, the inauguration of the heliport is a preparation process to go through many difficulties.
In order to prepare technical and professional work in coordination between the defense side, the Ministry of Transport, the flight company, the emergency brigade … the units practiced together and received training.
“When the helicopter emergency airport is put into operation, the patient will save a lot of time. Since the plane was parked in the field towards the Emergency Department or directly in the operating room, it only took 3 minutes, ”said Major General Son.
In the next time, the hospital will work together with the Department of Health to develop the heliport’s operating regulations to guarantee the support factor of the people and the care of the patient’s health, in addition to security and defense.
In addition, the hospital will improve the quality of the airport, including having specialized medical aircraft to improve combat capabilities and emergency quality, solving many emergency techniques on the plane.
It only takes 3 minutes to move the patient from the helipad to the operating room
Tang Chi Thuong, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, said the emergency helicopter is a big dream of the city’s medical industry. Recently, Ho Chi Minh City considers non-hospital emergencies an important activity in parallel with three other activities, including: Continuing to improve the capacity of hospitals to become the leading center in Southeast Asia; activities to improve the capacity of medical establishments and medical posts in accordance with the principle of family medicine to build trust in the people who come to the posts and clinics; professionalize emergency care outside the hospital.
“We hope that next time there will be other helicopters under construction at Hospital 2, Children of the city … opening an emergency that will save more lives, especially. it is a multiple trauma accident, stroke, “emphasized Mr. Thuong.
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The Military Hospital 175 implements the project of the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics with a scale of 500 beds, following the model of the Institute in a hospital and has an airport, parking for a helicopter to guarantee emergency and timely treatment. complicated cases from islands in the south of the country to hospital treatment. The 175 Military Hospital is tasked with securing military medicine for the Spratly Islands to promptly provide emergency care, treatment and medical care to the soldiers and fishermen working in the southern islands. Therefore, the hospital also regularly maintains the training of the air ambulance team with a team of well-qualified and qualified doctors and physicians to actively coordinate with Division 370 / Air Defense – Air Force. Army, Corps 18 is ready to maneuver to perform maritime and island rescue duty when ordered. In particular, there are night flights in difficult weather conditions, with flights to receive 2 patients on 2 different islands. So far, the total number of hospital doctors and physicians who have participated in the work at Truong Sa Island Hospital is 152 people, including 59 doctors, 93 doctors, nurses and engineers. The results of emergency examination, collection and treatment at Truong Sa Island Hospital in recent years for more than 30,000 shifts both by the army and the people, coordinated the emergency to transport patients by air from 7 to 10 cases / year. In addition to securing human resources, each year the 175 Military Medical Hospital also strengthens the machinery, equipment and medical supplies for the island’s infirmary, raising it to the level of district hospitals. Many cases have been rescued, treated locally, or successfully transferred to the mainland. |
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